by Leslie Nicole | Sep 24, 2013 | Before & After
With some textured images, you need to push and pull to get them the way you want. I photographed this lovely Ranunculus from my garden against a plain white background. I’ve played with this image for 2 years now trying to find the right texture for it. All the...
by Leslie Nicole | Sep 16, 2013 | Your Work
All That Glitters Is Gold by Martin Muir Martin Muir is a fabulous digital artist who creates stunning fantasy photographic illustrations. I’m thrilled with this golden, monochromatic piece he created using textures, brushes and overlays from French Kiss...
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 29, 2013 | Before & After
Here’s another portrait of my 9 week old Weimaraner puppy, Liko taken the same day as the previous post. I took this outside on a cloudy day, so the Straight Out Of the Camera, the light is pretty flat. Below is the Photoshop Layer Panel. The following details...
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 23, 2013 | Before & After
Look what’s been keeping me very busy the past week! We have a new Weimaraner puppy! Let me introduce you to Illico de l’Orée de la Meilleraye, or Liko for short (pronounced Leekoh). He’s a half-nephew to our Bella. Born in France, but from American...
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 17, 2013 | Photoshop Brushes, Photoshop Tools
Viewing Your Brushes It can be frustrating having a lot of brushes, but not remembering where they are or what they are. As you can see from the view of the Photoshop Presets Editor above, it can be difficult to ascertain exactly what a brush looks like even with the...
by Leslie Nicole | Jul 27, 2013 | News
Still In Progress—But Progress Was Made! I’ve spent a lot of time over the past year searching for a new WordPress theme for this blog. I mean, really – I’ve spent a lot of time! A lot of time trying to find a theme that had the look I wanted and had...
by Leslie Nicole | May 22, 2013 | Photoshop Tools
Today, Topaz Labs* is introducing the newest in their filter collections for Adobe Photoshop, Clarity. I’ve had a chance to play with it a little bit and it looks very promising! What is Clarity? Topaz Clarity is the ultimate tool to create compelling and...
by Leslie Nicole | May 20, 2013 | Before & After
I photographed this lovely combination of Aliums and decorative grasses at the Chateau du Rivau, not far from where I live in the Loire Valley, France. It was taken during a garden festival and there were people in the background. I wanted to keep the focus on the...
by Leslie Nicole | May 19, 2013 | Articles
Social Media today is an essential way for artists and small business owners to get exposure. I’m particularly fond of Pinterest. I consider Pinterest to be Twitter for visual people. The downside to social media like Pinterest and Tumblr, however, is that a lot...
by Leslie Nicole | May 17, 2013 | Your Work
Photographer Kathleen Bergmann shares these images from her German site, Reich Der Natur, or Realm Of Nature. She offers her images as calendars and postcards as well as a unique product in Germany called Fliparts. Apparently, Fliparts are sort of like a calendar in...
